On the 3rd of June 2019, the World Bicycle Day established by the UN General Assembly Resolution upon the initiative of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov was celebrated in Ashgabat.  Along with Turkmenistan, the World Bicycle Day was celebrated in many countries of the world.        In honor of the holiday, a mass bicycle ride took place in the Turkmen capital in participation of the President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.  Early morning, numerous residen...

On the 31st of May 2019, the meeting of the Council of the Heads of Governments of the Commonwealth of Independent States was held in Ashgabat. To attend this meeting, numerous high-level delegations of the states-participants of the CIS arrived to Turkmenistan.  Among the participants, Prime Minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan N.I.Mammadov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mher Grigoryan, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus S.N.Rumas, Prime Minister of the Republi...

On May 31, 2019, Ashgabat will host a regular meeting of the Commonwealth of Independent States’ Heads of Government Council within the framework of Turkmenistan's chairmanship in the CIS this year.     Representative delegations from the CIS countries will arrive to the country to participate in this meeting.  As part of this event, meetings of the heads of delegations with the President of Turkmenistan are expected on 30 and 31 May. During the meeting, relevant issues of political, trade...

The sixth round of the High-level Political and Security Dialogue between the European Union and the countries of Central Asia took place on 28 May 2019 in Brussels, Belgium. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Foreign Ministers of Central Asian countries, as well as the Deputy Foreign Minister of Afghanistan as the guest of honor.  The Turkmen delegation was headed by the Ambassador of Turkmenistan in the Kingdom of Belgium. From the European Union, the Deputy Secretary-General for Politi...

On the 28th of May 2019, the 85th plenary meeting of the 73rd Session of the United Nations General Assembly was held in the headquarters of the United Nations in New-York, USA with participation of plenipotentiary representatives of the Organizations’ member-states.  During the meeting, the Resolution on “Cooperation between the United Nations and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea” initiated by Turkmenistan was adopted by consensus.  21 countries joined the co-sponsorship of the...

During the period of May 28-30, 2019, the delegation headed by the Advisor of the President of Turkmenistan on oil and gas issues was on the working trip to Brussels.  Technical consultations between Turkmenistan and the European Union were held in participation of the representatives of the General Directorate on Energy of the European Commission.    The European side highlighted the proposal of Turkmenistan on attaining the Framework Agreement in the sphere of energy between Turkmenistan...

During the period of May 27-31, 2019, the Seventy-fifth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific is taking place in Bangkok, Thailand.  The delegation headed by the Ombudsperson of Turkmenistan participated to the meeting.  It is an annual high-level meeting that functions as a universal platform for the countries of the Asia and the Pacific region that unites the heads of the governments, key officials and other regional social leaders for the exchange of views...